On February 24, Mercedes-Benz officially announced the results of the 2021 fiscal year (ending December 31, 2021), according to the data, the Mercedes-Benz Group turnover in fiscal 2021 reached 168 billion euros (about 1194 billion yuan), the group's EBIT of 29.1 billion euros (about 206.8 billion yuan). The Group's net profit was EUR 23.4 billion.
Kang Linsong, chairman of the board of directors of Mercedes-Benz Group AG, said that the strategic focus in the future will be to continue to increase investment in pure electric models, accelerate the implementation of plans in the field of automotive software, and continuously promote the growth of luxury car business.
In fact, compared with before, 2021 can be said to be the electrification year of Mercedes-Benz, this year Mercedes-Benz launched a total of 4 pure electric models, of which EQS received a total of about 20,000 orders, the Group plans to launch a series of new pure electric models in 2022, including the new EQE and the new EQS pure electric SUV. It is worth mentioning that the new EQE will be produced in Beijing Mercedes-Benz in the near future.
In addition, Mercedes-Benz's light commercial vehicles in 2021 also continued to promote the electrification strategy, under the premise of total sales of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles of 2330169 units, down 5% year-on-year, the delivery of pure electric models of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles increased significantly by 64%, and adjusted EBITDA increased by 105%.
Remember that before, Mercedes-Benz announced that it will invest more than 40 billion euros in the research and development of pure electric models between 2022 and 2030, planning to provide pure electric models for all segments of the products involved by 2022; by 2025, the sales ratio of pure electric and plug-in hybrid products will reach 1:1, and the release of MB.EA and AMG. EA、VAN. EA's three pure electric architecture platforms will achieve full pure electrification of products by 2030, while striving for pure electric models to occupy a dominant position in the luxury car market.
Now, Mercedes-Benz's electrification transformation is accelerating.